Valencia Basket had one of the highest budgets in the EuroCup and even though the season might not have gone the way the team hoped, the club is looking forward to the next year.

Joventut Badalona recovered after a heavy loss in Game 1 of the ACB League semifinals, this time getting 87-81 (27-26, 15-14, 23-13,22-28 ) win on the road against FC Barcelona and tying the best-of-five series at one victory apiece.

FC Barcelona eased past Joventut de Badalona and got a home win in Game 1 of the ACB semi-final series 89-72 (12-11, 28-20, 29-17, 20-24).

Following a successful regular season in Liga Endesa, FC Barcelona head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius has received an accolade for his work.

Xavi Pascual could become the highest-paid head coach outside the EuroLeague.

Pau Gasol was presented as Iberia's (Spanish airlines) Cultural Change Adviser on Monday in Madrid.

Joventut de Badalona. Lenovo Tenerife. Zenit St Petesburg. Bayern Munich.

The reigning champions FC Barcelona defeated Gran Canaria in a hard battle on the court in Game 2 of the ACB quarterfinals.

During the second quarter of the Liga Endesa Playoffs matchup against Gran Canaria, FC Barcelona's big man Sertac Sanli was helped off the court.

FC Barcelona came back to Spain to retain their ACB title won last year, but they are not going through their best moment.

Both Spanish powerhouses FC Barcelona and Real Madrid asked for the Joventut Badalona's youngster Joel Parra, as it has been reported and confirmed by BasketNews.

FC Barcelona is in advanced talks with one of the most impressive EuroLeague rookies, Oscar da Silva, sources tell BasketNews.

The 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season came to an end with Anadolu Efes Istanbul bringing home the back-to-back title.

A major move in the EuroLeague market is about to happen. As reported by Turkish reporter Ugur Ozan Sulak, Czech big man Jan Vesely is expected to sign a three-year deal with FC Barcelona. 

Tomas Satoransky has had a turbulent season. He struggled in New Orleans, but after returning to the Washington Wizards, he started playing basketball again.

FC Barcelona center Brandon Davies is leaning toward the decision to continue his career in AX Armani Exchange Milan, sources tell BasketNews.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta in an interview with L'Esportiu de Catalunya talked about the Final Four and the potential budget reduction imposed by the current financial situation of the club. 

According to Mundo Deportivo, Brandon Davies has rejected FC Barcelona's latest renewal offer. The American center, whose contract finishes this summer, has already rejected the two renewal proposals presented to him by Barca as they represent a reduction in his current salary.

The EuroLeague star Nikola Mirotic was an inch away from making history. 

The regular-season leaders FC Barcelona bounced back in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Third Place Game at Stark Arena by taking down Olympiacos Piraeus, 84-74 (20-18, 25-20, 17-18, 22-18).

In last year's Final Four, Sertac Sanlı was an instrumental part of Anadolu Efes Istanbul going for the EuroLeague title for the first time. In the summer, he opted for a chance to play for the very same team that challenged Efes in the final: FC Barcelona.

FC Barcelona superstar Nikola Mirotic played his best career game in the EuroLeague, and yet his effort wasn't enough to secure a place in the final for the Catalans.

FC Barcelona squandered the chance to win the EuroLeague second year in a row after losing against Real Madrid in the semifinal.

Vincent Poirier gave BasketNews a French language lesson after an incredible Final Four win against Barcelona.

At the same time, three Frenchmen delivered an excellent basketball lecture for Barcelona and all the EuroLeague fans that night.

The passion, intensity, clutchness, and character were focal points of that class, which took Real Madrid to the EuroLeague final 86-83.

"Venez, on leur marche dessus!" In French, it means something like, "Come on, let's walk them over!"

That probably was said when Real started a remarkable EuroLeague title theft.

Barcelona were up by 11 with 5:19 to play in the third quarter (54-43). But Fabien Causeur scored 5 points in a row and sparked the Royal club to a 17-2 run. An experienced guard put his team in front before the decisive quarter, 60-56.

Three French players, Fabien Causeur, Vincent Poirier, and Guerschon Yabusele, scored or assisted in all 17 Real points in that stretch.

Causeur scored seven during that run, 9 in total for the third quarter, to turn the game around.

"We lost Nigel Williams-Goss very early, so I knew that our rotation would be limited. Adam Hanga got quick fouls in the third too, so I told myself I have to be aggressive," Causeur explained.

"I wasn't aggressive enough in the first half. I watched how the game would go, and if [the moment] would come, I'd start going. But it wasn't coming, so I had to get it," he continued.

Yabusele joined him, matching his career-high four 3-pointers to go for 18 points. And these were really tough shots, that required skill and guts.

Vincent Poirier brought his signature energy on the court, which translated into blocks, offensive rebounds, putbacks, and two powerful dunks that destroyed Barca's confidence in the last minutes of the game.

He went scoreless in the first half and finished the game with 6 points, five rebounds (2 ORB), and three blocks.

And when Barcelona returned to the game behind a couple of Nicolas Laprovittola threes with 2:43 to play (75-75), the unofficial 2018 Final Four MVP showed up.

Real Madrid interrupted this season's FC Barcelona curse by taking down their archrivals, 86-83 (19-19, 15-26, 26-11, 26-27), and advancing to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague final. Ergin Ataman's Anadolu Efes await Real in the ultimate match of the competition.

Real bested Barca in the pre-season Spanish SuperCup, but then lost five straight times: twice in the EuroLeague, twice in the Spanish League, and once in the Spanish Cup final.

It will be the fifth EuroLeague final for Pablo Lasso since 2013. He will seek his third title during this period.

After a superb third quarter, Real did not stop in the decisive tally. Yabusele made a tough three-pointer and Real had plus 7 (73-66) with 4:30 to go. However, Laprovittola drained two triples in a row to cut Barca's deficit to only 2 points (73-75). That was not the end as Mirotic grabbed an offensive board and tied the game at 75 with 2:40 to play.

Though, Causeur drained a three-pointer, stole the ball, converted a fast-break layup and Real were up by 5 (80-75). After a timeout, Calathes and Davies brought Barca within one (79-80) with 1:18 to go.

Zoran Savic will be one of the hosts of the upcoming Final Four in Belgrade. The current Partizan's General Manager, former FC Barcelona, and Real Madrid player has been interviewed by Diario AS.

Savic played in two different periods at Barcelona. From 1991 to 1993 and one season at the beginning of this century (2000-01). In between, he moved to Real Madrid, where he replaced Arvydas Sabonis in 1995, losing the European semifinals against Barcelona in Paris. 

Throughout his successful career, Savic has been on the same roster with Pablo Laso and Sarunas Jasikevicius, two of the great European masterminds that will clash on Thursday. 

Savic talked about them, praising their capabilities. 

"Both are top, great," he said. "I have always thought that Saras made a mistake. He should have retired earlier. We have lost three or four seasons from him as a coach," the Serbian added. 

"When someone aims to be a head coach, he must begin as soon as possible. I love the way he led the team. He is talented and ambitious. He does not let the team to relax, that's why Palau is always packed," Savic followed in his statement about Jasikevicius. 

"Laso was one of the best assistants in Europe. He had personality and loved basketball, which is the most important thing about becoming a coach. He has been at Madrid for eleven years, winning titles and managing a deep roster. It's not easy at all," recognized Savic. 

During the interview, Savic admitted this Final Four is one of the most exciting and unexpected in recent years. 

"I can't tell you who is the favorite," he said. "I see more equal teams in each game. There are great players on each team, and I hope to see good games."

Asked about the competitiveness of the European clubs compared with the NBA franchises and how the young players leave their teams to play in the United States, Savic gave a deep vision of young players' mentality. 

"In the short term, there is nothing to do, but we can think in the future. We need to improve our facilities and build good places for youngsters to practice and study. 

Players now can easily move to Madrid to grow up before joining Partizan. There is no other way than to bet on them and explain it will be better to have success here in Europe and then go overseas being 24 or 25 years old, ready and mature enough," he stated. 

"They want to achieve things quickly. They have personal trainers as if they were tennis players. The best way to work in the summer is playing with the national teams, but no one sees this in Serbia. 

Those who succeed here will also do it in the NBA. I can't see a better place to improve than being coached by Zeljko Obradovic. Every practice is a clinic," he concluded. 

Zoran Savic will be in the Stark Arena to watch both EuroLeague semifinals. 

Olympiacos Piraeus and Anadolu Efes will open the Final Four at 6 pm CET. Afterward, another edition of El Clasico will take place at 9 pm CET.